EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito-Lay Inc
Casa Grande, AZ · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 21.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Frito-Lay Inc: how the 21.6K lbs splits
21.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 21.6K lbs 100.0%
Frito-Lay Inc's 21.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Frito-Lay Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Casa Grande, AZ, in the food sector. It reported 3.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 21.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,069 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Frito-Lay Inc is pounds #78 and chemical-count #110 at 21.6K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Kohler Co. Casa Grande; Fabricated Products Inc DBA Seafab Metals Co; Casa Grande Dairy Products LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arizona: Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5; Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant; Williams Country Sausage; West Point Dairy Products Inc. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
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Nearest reporters in Arizona
- Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories Casa Grande · 179.4K lbs
- Kohler Co. Casa Grande Casa Grande · 18.9K lbs
- Fabricated Products Inc DBA Seafab Metals Co Casa Grande · 846 lbs
- Casa Grande Dairy Products LLC Casa Grande · 372.8K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5 (GA) · Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant (MO) · Williams Country Sausage (TN)
Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5 and Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant.
Frito-Lay Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito-Lay Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito-Lay Inc reports the 798th-largest volume (21.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5 and Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito-Lay Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito-Lay Inc's total reported releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc's off-site transfers fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito-Lay Inc Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito-Lay Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (3.4K lbs to 3.6K lbs).
Frito-Lay Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Frito-Lay Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 21.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito-Lay Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Frito-Lay Inc
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories, Kohler Co. Casa Grande, Fabricated Products Inc DBA Seafab Metals Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5, Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant, Williams Country Sausage.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito-Lay Inc on cumulative reported pounds (21.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc., Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Fort Worth Terminal, S&e Specialty Polymers LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. Mason, OH · Transportation Equipment 21.6K lbs reported
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Fort Worth Terminal Euless, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 21.6K lbs reported
- S&e Specialty Polymers LLC Lunenburg, MA · Chemicals 21.6K lbs reported
- Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5 Gainesville, GA · Food 21.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories. Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Frito-Lay Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Frito-Lay Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Casa Grande, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 0.3% of Pinal TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov